Driver Is Sued Over Boy's Death Courts

A Wilson woman whose 15-year-old son was killed and 16-year-old son injured in a one-car crash in November 1988 has sued the driver in Northampton County Court.

Teresa Luchino of 2242 Fourth St. is seeking damages from Trevor Hendricks, his parents, Eugene L. and Mary Hendricks, and his brother, Eugene Hendricks Jr., all of 2308 Birch St., Wilson.

Luchino's son Freddie Batista died of head injuries in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center two days after the Nov. 18 accident on Browns Drive near Route 611 in Williams Township. Marino Hernandez, her other son, suffered cuts, memory loss and other injuries.

The suit says Trevor Hendricks, then 15, was driving east on Browns Drive in his brother's car when he tried to pass another vehicle and struck a tree on the berm of the road. Trevor Hendricks also was injured, as was another passenger in the car, Dennis Keith Ryan, 15, of West Easton.

The suit says Trevor Hendricks was under the legal driving age and was driving without a license or any practical driving experience. He also was driving too fast, driving in the wrong lane, and passing on a double yellow line, the suit says.

Luchino incurred medical bills of $21,277 for Freddie's treatment, as well as funeral and other expenses, and medical bills of more than $8,500 to date for Marino's treatment.